Bowden v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Bowden v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedOctober 1, 2025

Docket1D2024-1848

StatusPublished

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Bowden v. State of Florida, (Fla. Ct. App. 2025).

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-1848 _____________________________

HAYLEY NICOLE BOWDEN,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Walton County. Kelvin C. Wells, Judge.

October 1, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Hendrix v. State, 228 So. 3d 674, 676 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (determining that foundation objections to competency reports must be preserved); Merriell v. State, 169 So. 3d 1287, 1288 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (upholding the trial court’s competency hearing based solely on a written report).

RAY, KELSEY, and TREADWELL, JJ. concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Justin F. Karpf, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Christina Piotrowski, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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